Faith Stories

Plough Sunday at Marown

Sunday 8th January 2012 6:42 PM

While walking her dog, the Reverend Diane Marchment, Assistant Curate at Saint Ninian's, Douglas, met David Rawndsley exercising one of his horses. An enquiry about renewing the blessing of the plough from David was passed on to Di's husband, John who is the Reader at Marown Church.

As Epiphany Sunday is also Plough Sunday when the work of farmers and those who tend the soil is blessed in the hope of a good harvest later in the year, at the Parish Church of Saint Runius at Marown the Reverend Gordon Barker blessed the horse drawn plough which had been brought to the church pulled by two horses.

The team of horses belong to David and his wife Nicola and are stabled in Glen Vine not far from the church. The two horses 'Jack' and 'Duke' stood patiently whilst the blessing prayer was read in front a good sized crowd who were attending the two morning services at the church.

The renewing of links such as these within the community is an ongoing part of the life of the church in the Diocese.